Kathmandu
An earthquake struck Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Sunday morning. There were varying reports in the initial aftermath about the magnitude. Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that the magnitude was 6.1 on the Richter scale. But India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS) has said that the magnitude was 5.3. The European-Meditarranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has said that the magnitude was 5.2.
The epicentre of the earthquake was in Nepal’s Dhading district. There was no immediate report of any casualty or damage.
Media reports suggest that tremors were also felt in Nepal’s Bagmati, Gandaki provinces and even in India’s Delhi-National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR).
Nepal experiences frequent earthquakes as the Himalayan country is located just where Tibetan and Indian tectonic plates meet. These plates advance two metres closer to one another every century. The massive pressure this movement generates gets released in the form of earthquakes.
On October 16, an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Nepal’s sudurpaschim province.
In the year 2015, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake along with aftershocks had killed around 9000 people.
According to Nepal government’s post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA), Nepal is the 11th most earthquake-prone country in the world.
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An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale, jolted Nepal on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
This is the second quake that has struck the Himalayan nation in less than 24 hours.
The NCS stated that the earthquake occurred at 17:18:57 IST on Sunday at a depth of 5 kilometres.
Taking to X, the NCS stated, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 22-10-2023, 17:18:57 IST, Lat: 28.03 & Long: 84.74, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Nepal”
Meanwhile, earlier today, a strong quake of 5.3 also jolted Nepal. The NCS stated that the earthquake occurred at 07:24 am (IST) on Sunday at a depth of 10 kilometres.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:5.3, Occurred on 22-10-2023, 07:24:20 IST, Lat: 27.92 & Long: 84.71, Depth: 10 Km,” the NCS has tweeted.
